An automatic license plate reader camera mounted on a utility pole at a suburban intersection, illustrating ALPR deployment infrastructure

Flock Safety reads plates in 5,000 U.S. towns. ICE can query the database. Here is the contract.

Flock Safety, a private company, has deployed automatic license plate readers in more than 5,000 U.S. communities. Each camera reads every passing plate. The plates are stored in a national database that…

By Gilfoyle · June 3, 2026 · Read →

An empty police evidence room with cash counters and boxes, illustrating civil asset forfeiture seizure infrastructure

Carceral Economy

U.S. police seized $68B in cash and property over two decades. Most owners were never charged. Here is how.

Civil asset forfeiture lets U.S. police take cash, cars, and property from people who have not been charged with a…

Jun 2

Empty hospital insurance claim forms on a polished desk, illustrating Medicare Advantage diagnostic coding

Public Health

DOJ settled $777M in Medicare Advantage fraud cases against Cigna, Humana, and Anthem. Here is why.

The Department of Justice has filed or joined a series of major False Claims Act cases against UnitedHealth, Humana, Aetna,…

Jun 1

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An empty hospital corridor at dusk, illustrating the consolidation of U.S. hospital systems

Public Health

70 percent of U.S. hospitals belong to chains. HCA led the merger wave. Here is the data.

Hospital system consolidation in the United States has accelerated since 1998. The promise that drove the merger wave, and the regulatory approvals that allowed it, was that scale…

A sterile pharmaceutical research lab, illustrating the FDA-pharma revolving door

Corporate Capture

Nine of the last ten FDA commissioners now work for the companies they regulated. The tenth became a venture capitalist. Here is the ledger.

Since 1992, when the Prescription Drug User Fee Act made pharmaceutical companies the FDA's largest funder, the agency has approved drugs faster and policed them less. Industry fees…

Wall of screens displaying social media feeds, illustrating algorithmic amplification

Surveillance State

Facebook proved its algorithm rewards anger in 2018. $164B in ad revenue kept it running. Here is the file.

An internal Facebook memo from 2018 confirmed the algorithm was systematically amplifying outrage because outrage drove engagement. Frances Haugen brought it to the Senate three years later. Meta's…

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Wall of backlit pharmacy pill bottles, illustrating the PBM-controlled drug pricing system

Three companies handle 80 percent of U.S. prescriptions. They also own three insurers. Here is the ledger.

CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx process 4 of every 5 prescriptions filled in the United…

Facebook proved its algorithm rewards anger in 2018. $164B in ad revenue kept it running. Here is the file.

An internal Facebook memo from 2018 confirmed the algorithm was systematically amplifying outrage because outrage drove…

Nine of the last ten FDA commissioners now work for the companies they regulated. The tenth became a venture capitalist. Here is the ledger.

Since 1992, when the Prescription Drug User Fee Act made pharmaceutical companies the FDA's largest funder,…

An empty fluorescent-lit prison corridor with security camera, illustrating the carceral economy investigation

CCA helped draft Arizona’s immigration law. CCA got the detention contracts. Here is the chain.

Private prison companies operate as both legislative drafter and contract beneficiary. ALEC routes their model bills…

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Flock Safety reads plates in 5,000 U.S. towns. ICE can query the database. Here is the contract.

U.S. police seized $68B in cash and property over two decades. Most owners were never charged. Here is how.

DOJ settled $777M in Medicare Advantage fraud cases against Cigna, Humana, and Anthem. Here is why.

70 percent of U.S. hospitals belong to chains. HCA led the merger wave. Here is the data.

Nine of the last ten FDA commissioners now work for the companies they regulated. The tenth became a venture capitalist. Here is the ledger.

Facebook proved its algorithm rewards anger in 2018. $164B in ad revenue kept it running. Here is the file.

Three companies handle 80 percent of U.S. prescriptions. They also own three insurers. Here is the ledger.

Facebook proved its algorithm rewards anger in 2018. $164B in ad revenue kept it running. Here is the file.

Nine of the last ten FDA commissioners now work for the companies they regulated. The tenth became a venture capitalist. Here is the ledger.

CCA helped draft Arizona’s immigration law. CCA got the detention contracts. Here is the chain.

Every event has a paper trail. We read it to you.

Every event has
a paper trail.
We read it to you.